Sony scraps The Getaway, Eight Days
- Posted June 4th, 2008 at 10:51 EDT by Mike Harradence
- 5,667 views
- 57 Comments
Sony’s London Studio has revealed that development of the highly anticipated PlayStation 3 titles The Getaway and Eight Days has been cancelled.
The company confirmed that the decision was made due to a recent budget re-evaluation for the studio, with the firm now putting all resources previously dedicated to the two blockbuster games into projects that are nearer to completion.
"It has been agreed that production of both Eight Days and The Getaway will cease immediately due to the redistribution of resources and budget,” said the firm in a statement issued today.
“This decision was made following an internal review of all games and it was deemed that with the incredibly strong list of exclusive first party titles coming up both this year and in the near future, resource should be reallocated to enhance those projects closer to completion."
This will no doubt come as a major blow to PS3 owners, especially considering it was only recently that The Getaway had surfaced after a lengthy hiatus, with Eight Days have been confirmed as “gearing up to full production” just a few months ago.
Comments
-
BlueDragoon0 |
Lionheart0- 12:22am BST - June 5th, 2008
- 51
Wasn't looking forward to these games so I'm affected by the "major" blow, I am interested though what they'll develope next instead though.
-
Free_Agent
- 4:31am BST - June 5th, 2008
- 52
Hmm, I think after I beat MGS4 that's it for me. No more purchasing games for this system. It's not like Sony can make themselves look any worse than they already do. Delay after delay, cancelled title after canceled title, they have already lost this generation, and if they try and stick to their 10 year plan, they will fail the next as well. When Sony starts canning first party titles, that puts up the red flag. Wake up Sony, if you keep doing this to the fan's that bought your product, I doubt there's gonna be any rabbit out of the hat tricks you can pull to win them back
-
stevenhibs88 |
StevenHibs- 5:27am BST - June 5th, 2008
- 53
bad bad bad, this is terrible, I was looking forward to both these games, shame, oh well HOME will be here soon *shut up at the back*
-
-
-
v8nnwilder
- 10:02am BST - June 5th, 2008
- 56
I also read on another site that they didn't say completely cancelled but put on hold untill the other titles are out and they have the resources and time to work on The Getaway and 8 Days again... So as far as I understand it it doesn't mean we'll never see them only that it won't be coming anytime soon.... Maybe the end 2009 or beginning 2010.
Really looked forward to both these games but if they never make it out I guess we'll just have to live with it. But I can't see that they won't make a Getaway 3. But there is still plenty of good exclusive coming our way... As long as they don'tcancel them too...
-
TonySnow85 |
TonySnow85- 10:18am BST - June 5th, 2008
- 57
damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn... hold up both of them games was gonna be garbage anyway. especially the getaway. it was nuthin but a pretty trailer anyway at least it wasnt sumthin like killzone, knowin how much they push that one back Edit: ok im sorry i just looked at the 8 days trailer and that did look aiight. but still the getaway 3 woulda been like narc wit better graphics. and narc was sh!+
Advertisement